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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25

a Novel and Interesting Entertain
rnenf Ira DauyfiIe.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.

Especial telegram % the Dispaich.l
DANvILLE. Va, December 24.-The
festival at the First Baptist church to-
night, in which each party who attended
was q Santa Claus, proved grand sue
cess. The platform in the lecture room
was piled with contributions from n
small glass OF jelly 70 large sized hams
and turkeys. and many q poor person
through this means will be made to re-
ioice this Christmas who otherwise would
not have hal anything. Some turned
in substantial gifts in greenbacks
and the edollars OF the daddles.
Owing to the very bad weather
the musical part OF the enter
tainment was postponed to Monday
evening next. This is the second time
this season entertainments have been
held at this church for the benefit OF the
poor. and on each occasion have met
with success beyond expectation.
The Masonic bodies will celebrate the
anniversary of ST. John the Baptist
Tuesday next.
4 negro named Marshal Jennings was
seriously cut last night with razor by
another negro, named DOsh Price, who
made his escape. Price was arrested to-
day, and Jennings's wound IS reported
as serious. His knee-cap was cut of.
Mrs. Fannie Crockett, on aged lady,
was handsomely remembered this after
noon by number OF her female ac-
quaintances.
The Members Of Mount Vernon
Methodist Sunday school will be richly
entertained tomorrow morning with
missionary Christmas exercises and by
the Rosebud Society.
The sales of Leaf tobacco at the ware
houses on this market closed yesterday
for the holidays, and will be resumed
January the Sd. The quality Of the to-
bacco offered during the week mas shown
nomarked improvement, although prices
have been well maintained. A further
advance is looked for IN prices after the
new year sets in, as it is thought that
manufacturers mt the sales viii be more
numerous, and that spectators and
brokers will find in them healthy COM
petltors. Business has not been over
brisk among manufacturers, but orders
for holiday supplies Of the weed ran
shipments upto tairly average aggre-
gate. The sales Of stamps at the revenue
Office for the week amounted to
s., 1922.
Mr.. E. Shcaly, superintendent OF the
weaving department Of the Morotock
Cotton Mills, was hand omely caned this
afternoon 10y friends.
The Danyillc City Railway Company
presented each OF their employees to day
with a fine Christmas TURKEY. and Mrs
J. NJ. Johnston made each driver a
present of a fine pair Of buckskin gloves.
The presentation speech in each case
was made 10y Mr.. Frank S. Woodson, Of
the Register.
Miss Lilly Faks, of Richmond, is
spending the holidays with Miss Annie
May Schoolfcld. OF this city.
The weather to-day is very disagree.
able. Rains set in at an early hour and
continued throughout the day, making
outdoor travel anything but pleasant.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
Az ENIpHAT1c DENIAL.

When this dlspntch was shown oScna-
tor Sherman to-day he said: " 1t Is
wholly untrue. 1t Is absurd upon It's
face. never made such declaration
at Justice Fields, or anywhere else, tor
that matter. Justice Fields dinner was
certainly the last place | would 50 have
expressed myself ii had contemplated
such 4 thing. 1t was dinner given to
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. at which were
present the other gentlemen associated
with him in the fisheries negotiations
and very considerable mixture OF he
pubicans and Democrats az well.
1T was hardly the place where any
man would be apt to talk about his
presidential prospects. lou may say,
az coming from me, that neither at that
dinner nor any other dinner, nor at any
other time or place, for that matter. have
] said anything Of the kind attributed
to me in the dispatch in question.
cit is barely possible that | may have
replied. when some iocular alluslon CON
Meeting me with the presidency has been
made, that | was not concerning myself
about the presidency, bat would quietly
wait until the convention had met and
made its choice. [ may have said this
certainly nothing moro. "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
NORFOLK.
A RICH HARVEST Foa The STORE
KEEPERS.
A Wife Reater Jailsd-0yster.Beds Robbed
The wGrship ealena-perSonals
and Briefs.
on,.nos o, the Richmond pispnscn.l

NORFOLK. December -, 1897.
Drencbing rains prevail to day, Dut
Notwithstanding the streets are crowded
with shoppers, and dealers say there
never was such thriving Christmas sea-
son ns this. None of the stores have
help enough TO wait on the customers,
and purchasers are subject to considera-
BILE annoyance.
In order to provide the poorer classes
with Christmas remembrances. the lnsti-
tuition known as the United Charities is
doing a. NOBLE work and supplying all
who call at their rooms with q substau-
tial soVrcnir OF the season. Norfolk
people take right hold OF Christmas In
true Virginia style.
The Cotton Exchange closed last night
until Wednesday next in observance OF
the Christmas holidays.
Columbus Lane, a well-known citizen
of Portsmouth, was sent to jail yesterday
for beating his wife. In both cities wife
heaters have been faring badly Of late.
A large lot OF Georgia pine arrived at
the navy-yard to-day for the new dry
dock.
On Thursday night the oyster beds of
Captain John Wilson, on the Western
branch, were torn all to pieces and sew
eral thousand bushels of fine planted
oysters carried Off in boats. Other
planting grounds in the vicinity were
raided and robbed. The thieves are
oyster-catchers, and they easily dispose
OF their plumber Mt the packing-houses.
The carpenters have found the bottom
OF the warship Galena rotten from her
water.line up.
The survivors OF Pickett's division in
Portsmouth who went to Gettysburg last
July and were handsomely enter
tanned by several ladies' there ackno@-
lodged the courtesy yesterday by for
warding to the ladies several barrels OF
Lynnhaven oysters and generous ham
per of Virginia delicacies.
The flagship Pensacola is expected in
Hampton Roads the middle OF January
from Europe.
Major A. @. Smith, of Fauquier coun-
ty, is visiting the city.
Nearly 4 1000 bales of cotton have been
saved from the stranded steamship Kim
berly, aud the work is progressing very
fayorably.
\ tire occurred on Thursday in the
storehouse Of Mr.. William West. on the
West road, in Norfolk county, and totally
destroyed the store and the greater part
Of the contents and the adjacent barn
and stables. The contents Of the barn
and stables were saved. The property
was partly insured On Thursday night
the barn and stables of DR.. w. f.. Null
lin, at Soutl Mills, were destroyed by an
incendiary fire, on which there was no
insurance. u.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
beat him at his own game. Not even
MAHoSR can beat BLAINE in the Repub-
lican party Of Virginia.
Tho Ralknnn.

IL has been stated in certain quarters
that the probable result Of a general Eu-
ropean war ending in the defeat of Rus
STA would be the creation Of a great
balkan Confederati0n-an independent
Balkan Power something after the order
OF tho Austro-Eungarian monarchy or
the German empire. At first blush
this would seem not unreasonable. II
would interpose a geographical buffer
between Russia aud Austria and be-
tween Russia and Turkey. In that
light such confederation would
appear TO I've acceptable. especially to
Austria and England, which latter Power
it is now pretty generally conceded has
an understanding with the siguatory par
ties TO the triple alliance. But when we
consider the ethnographical problem and
the danger involved in the confederation
II is not clear how Austria and Germany
could with safety consent TO it, Appointed
indication that the experiment would be
hazardous is already found in the atti-
tude Of Servia, which country, King
MILAN says. would if possible remain
neutral in case Of conflict. Servia
recognizes that war between
Russia on the one hand and Germany
and Austria and their allies on the other
would to all iptents and purposes be a
war between Teutonic and Slavic peo-
pies. 1t would be 70 Servia a great race
conflict. Her ambition is said to be to
reunite the slavs Of the Balkan PENN
sula, making herself the predominating
power. The Balkan provinces have
frequently waITed among themselves,
and being separated have by reason
of weakness been the prey in a
measure of all the Powers that Dor
der them. As matter of safety this one
or that one has been forced to succumb
20 the influence of whichever great ma
ton could best protect it. However it is
easy to see that q confederation would
give a potent stimulus to the Pan-Slayic
spirit, and that the strength that comes
from union would soon afford another
demonstration of the truth OF The saying
that blood is thicker than water.
And in the end this could not but play
into the hands Of Russia. The Pan-Slavic
party of Russia, which was headed by
the late NJ. KATRoTP, editor of the Mos
cow Ga.etc, is the ruling force of the
Russian empire 1t is more of an auto
crat than the Gar himself. The mission
it has mapped cut is sweeping, and its
crusade knows no pause. If Russia
did not finally absorb the suggested
Balkan union it would naturally
become her ally. Were the several
provinces emancipated from the ne
cessity OF seeking the protection or
the good viii of the two Teutonic
Powers, Pan-Slayism might be expected
to crush ont ell other influences in the
confederation, and even extend to the
Department of Posen, in Prussia, and
Galicia and Bohemia, in Austria. These
three last-named territorial divisions are
included in the great scheme of Pan
Slavic union. 1t follows, then, that the
existence of Balkan Power would in
effect not only give Russia strategic adj
vantages, especially as regards Turkey
and Austria, but menace the territorial
integrity of the latter Power and OF
Germany.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
I'D litelx % lossen. l don,t fancx be

not likely 10 lessen. l don't fancy be
felt the want of cash much, but he did
feel having to let all his best shooting
year after year, and would declare re-
Qretfully that he would rather have no
moors at all than undergo the annoyance
of ether men shooting over them. For
general society he had but little inclina-
ton. and was not often TO be seen es-
corting the Countess, aud ii Lady Dali
housie were one Of the most exquisitely-
dressed women ia London her hus-
band was charmingly indifferent as
TO his own appearance, and owl
IDENTITY clung TO well-worn garments
with affection Re was fond OF an
early ride in the row on summer morn
ings in all the comfort OF CATERS and a
pot bat. But the Duke of Cambridge,
iaultlessly attired, was also an occasional
member OF the Liver Brigade, and the
Earl laughingly declared that he care
fully lodged his Roysl HigbDess on these
occasions, knowing his military love OF
precision in matters OF dress. But the
vigilance of George Ranger was not 10
be baflcd, and one day Dalhousie rue
fully announced that the Duke had de-
clared "that a Gold Stick-in- Waiting
must not be seen riding inothe park in a
pot hat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
RELIGIOUS Notes.

4 deputation of the English Baptist
Union will wait on Mr. Sturgeon next
month TO ask him to reconsider his with
drawal from the Union.
A emission was recently held by
the Episcopal churches of st. Louis,
with good results. ExtemporaneOus
prayers and sermons were quite in order,
both by kitualists and Evangelicsls.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
reports for 1887 437,7S5 COMMITMENTS,
an increase Of 1925. There is an in
crease Of ninety clergymen, the total
being 1886.
The Baptists are making rapid pro-
press in Russia. Their views respecting
BAPTISM are quite acceptable Russian Of
ficers and people are reported as saying
"These Baptsts are all right, because
their baptism is not sprinkling but i'm
mersion.
Tie Lutheran Church, says the Phila-
delphia LUtheran. is losing many of It's
young people, chiefly on account of Ian
guage. They go ont of the German
churches not into English Lutheran
CHURCHES, but into churches of other de-
nominations or become worldly.
The Pope's jubilee will begin Deem
her Dist with the reception Of the Italian
pilgrims. On the lst or I'd of January
he will celebrate mass in st. Peters, ON
the 4th and 9TH he will receive foreign
Populations, and on the 9th the gifts will
be displayed with ceremonies.
For some time the Methodists of New
York city have been preparing the way
for a cooperative union of all the
churches in the city for the purpose of
promoting acquaintance and social anne
mites and for aiding the work of Church
extension. The Methodist Social Union
is now fully organized, with Mir. Stay
back as president. Four stated meetings
will be held yearly, in March, May, Dc
tober, and December.
The acauittal of Arensdorf at Sioux
CITY for the murder OF Rev. George &.
Haddock, and the subsequent scenes
when Arensdorf gave banquet to the
jury thai acquitted him, and one Of his
counsel drank a toast to the man who re-
moved the preacher, cannot be sur
passed, says the Christian AdUOcate, in
the history of corrupt proceedings since
the creation of man.
According to the Chinese Recorder
there were, at the end of 1886, thirty
eight churches and missionary societies
laboring in China $40 foreign mission
aries were in the field, and l40 native or
dained ministers. The communicates
numbered $4,000, and there were more
than 10000 pupils in the mission schools.
Another authority calculates the number
Of native ordained ministers at175, but it
is added "that of the l75 ordained native
ministers of all denominations in China
not more than fifteen or twenty have re-
ceived anything approximating a college
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
A Horrible stoFs.
= EE"' INV
fBy telegraph 20 the Dlspa;rh.

10y tti'flaIn 10 fn' ht7pH'h.l
WICHITA, KANsAa, December y. A
family composed Of y. Kelly. VII.
daughter, and a son named Bll ler,
ranch about ten miles from Oat Civ
Texas. II was not inircquont thltf-.
vcllers stopped at the ranch for alIglts
lodging or meal About the l-tof 81.
ycmber Kelly's family Hudder.F .f
their ranch a week or so ai',rt.v
LETT several men went 20 the deserted
ranch and made a remarkable discover
Beneath the house was cellar, va.i
the bodies OF three dead men, fast
composing. were found 4 very ir..
niously.srranged trap-door was disco'
ed in the floor OF the house, tilrora
which. il is supposed. tbe victims v.-
dropped ard tAen killed. How mtt7
men the Kelly familyare guilty OF having
murdered is not known.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
STOREHOUsE BURNED.
Outrage 10y NeGrO-stoFe Robbed
An Army OF Purchasers.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaich.l

tCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispa;ch.l
PErERsBUKG, VA, Dec. q, 1897.
The large storehouse belonging TO
Mr.. 7. T. Gaskins, at GAINESVILLE, on the
Meherrin Valley railroad, was destroyed
by fire night before last. Only por-
ton of the stock of goods, consisting
of clothing and shoes, was saved. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
a defective hue. The books, papers, and
money Of the proprietor were saved.
Mr.. Gaskins's loss is abOut $1,000, with
no insurance. A carload of goods was
sent to Mr.. Gaskins yesterday which
ought to have been received on Thurs
day. The delay proved very fortunate,
as otherwise his loss would have been
much greater.
A young married lady employed in one
of the peanut factories in the lower part
ofthe city, while passing along Old street
at an early hour this morning, on her
way to work, was attacked by negro.
Her screams brought assistance and the
as;ailant fed. This is not the first IN
stance of the kind that has happened in
the same vicinity recently, and the affair
causes much indignation. The police
are making every effort to arrest the
negro.
The mayor this morning had five
country negroes before him or charges OF
petit larceny, and sentenced them ali to
Jail.
The city has been crowded all the
week with people from the country, and
the business this season has been eX-
ceptionally large. The weather to-day
has been rainy, cold, and disagreeable,
but it has not checked the army OF pur-
chasers who swarm the streets.
Mr. II. Il. Wallaces crockery store, on
Sycamore street, was broken into by
thieves last night and robbed of S75 in
money and a quantity of fine goods.
Entrance was effected by prizing open
the rear door. No clue has as yet been
obtained to the thieves.
1t is pretty well understood, notwith-
standing all that has been said, that the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany's shops in this city will be pretty
well dismantled at an early day. The
shops OF the company will be located on
the grounds recently purchased in Not
toway county.
The Episcopal churches have been
beautifully and quite deliberately deco
rated for the Christmas season, and the
music is expected to be especially fine.
The young gentlemen of this city
have organized Friday evening german
club, and will give a german every
week-generally on Friday evening.
They will open the Christmas week,
however, with a brilliant dance at Lii
brary Hall. at which number Of ladies
from distance are expected to be pres
ent.
The receipts of cotton at this port
during the year since September LIST are
II. 100 bales-an excess Of nearly 1000
bales over the receipts for the CORE
spending period of last year. There is
q stock of $3.50 bales on hand.
The sales Of loose tobacco at the ware
houses In our city during the present
week were over 50O.0 900 pounds, and the
prices obtained were entirely satisfac-
tory TO the farmers.
The exports of manufactured tobacco
this week amounted to nearly 10000
pounds and the internal-revenue collec-
tons to 37,69S. ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
The Earliest Designs or the Cruel
II lOtis
rEdinhnrgh ReVlew.l

Among the earliest representations OF
the crucixion with which MIR. Gambler
Parry is acquainted is one OF the date
5SG. at is on the first page of a manu-
script of the Gospels in the Laureniian
Library ut Florence. Here the figure OF
Christ is entirely draped, hanging upon
n cross somewhat higher than those on
each side. where hang the two thieves.
The next in date is A. y. Gi2, among the
treasures OF the cathedral at Mona,
where isa small cross. sent by Gregory the
Great to the Queen Thcodolinda on the
birth of her son A iuiowald. "Ihe
figure Of Christ is here DESIGNED rs
standing on suppedancum, and nailed
t. an inlaid piece Of the tine cross, His
body being draped from the neck - the
feet, the arms and feet being left bare %
These are both Greek Reverence was
shown in the famous crucihX at Lucca
by the figure of Christ as the Lord of
Life. standing before the cross
crowned" The date of this is
probably not later than the sixth
century. 1t was brought TO Lucca in \.
ID. 7S2. 4 similar instance is found
in painting in manuscript OF the Cos
pels belonging TO the nunnery OF Neidcr-
munster, at Regensburg, which repre-
sents Christ standing draped before rhe
cross with nimbus. The date of this
is early in the eleventh century. An
early painting of the cructixon, on a
wall in the Cathedral Of NarbOnne, is
mentioned by St Gregory Of Tours
about 4. ID. 600 I'm this the body of
the Saviour was nude, which 50 distressed
the Bishop that he orderedacurtam to be
hung before it. On the other hand,
all-pantinG in the Julien CatacomDs at
Rome represented the Saviour clothed
from the neck to the feet in long white
robe, standing before the cross on a sup
pedanenm. Tho general CONCLUSION
drawn from these instances is that, with
very few exceptions, down 10 A. ID.
1900, the figure Of Christ was represented
alive, and that types of suffering and
death date from the eleventh century.
In that age the ideal of suffering had
mastered the idea of art Henceforfb
for seascG ChYist is no longer exhibited
as the spotlesS Lamb or as the the Lord
of Life, but rs suffering and dead.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
THE prcHMOND DISPATCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1887

Senator Blackstone, Gilnor 8. Ken.
dali, Esq, ADD Captain Orris A. Browne,
brother OF Hon. I. II. Bayly Browne,
the Republican congressman from this
district. The friends OF all the candidates
recognize, however, that the Eastern
Shore must present solid front in the
convention if she is to succeed in naming
the candidate.
TAsLEY. Va, December 2l.-The ven
cradle mother Of Dr. Augustus d. F.
Ewell died at her home in Lemont yes
terday. She was IN excellent Christian
lady, having long been "A member OF the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. William A. Street, OF Mappsville,
has accepted a call to the pastorate of
the Baptist churches in Accomack re-
Gently vacated by the resignation Of
Rev. DR.. J. ). Wharton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
THE CASTERS SHORE.
Or. Uafcher's Lecture-POlit;cal
Notes.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatchl
ONANcocK, December %, 1887.
Rev. Or. w. +. Hatcher, of Rich
mond, lectured here last night in the
Town Hall 10 an appreciative audience
on the subject "Who is My Neighbor ?"
The lecture was hugely enjoyed, and
was pronounced by all who heard it TO
have been the best delivered here for
many years. After the lecture there was
a festival in the basement of the build
ing The proceeds of the lecture and
festival were for the benefit OF the Bap-
fist parsonage here, which has recently
been rebuilt and refurnished. Ii was
expected that DR.. Hatcher would lecture
at Accomack Courthouse tonight, but
he was compelled to leave last night,
much 10 the regret of those who hoped
TO hear him there. The Doctor had
many friends here before he came, but
his brief visit made him many more.
Considerable interest is beginning 10
be manifested here in the congressional
election in this district next fall. The
district is very close, and the Democrats
recognize the fact that they will have to
put up a strong candidate in order 70
win. The Eastern Shore viii probably
present several candidates before the
convention. Among those who have been
named in this connection are Hon. Ben
iamin L. Gunter, Hon. John Nicely,